A group of more than 30 shareholders representing $266 billion in funds has asked Walmart Inc. to explain its business case for retreating on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, describing the decision as “disheartening.

Survey by the Williams Institute found nearly half of LGBTQ+ workers reported experiencing discrimination or harassment at some point in their careers.

Last year, Walmart, Ford, Harley-Davidson and other ... as their reason for curtailing diversity policies. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation said the 2025 equality index nonetheless included ...

McDonald's announced earlier this week that the company would end some initiatives centered on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has sent a letter to Walmart, signed by 12 other state’s attorney generals, questioning the company’s pullback from its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.

The fast food giant joins companies like Walmart, Ford, Harley-Davidson ... Subscribe to our Newsletter today At the same time, however, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation reports that the 1,449 companies rated in this year’s CEI represent a 5 percent ...

McDonald’s is among the latest major companies to adjust its approach following the 2023 Supreme Court ruling and growing conservative opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Last year,

While some companies are moving away from diversity programs, it's something a majority of Americans support, per an April poll.

A national rights group says more U.S. companies are providing strong benefits and protections to LGBTQ+ employees despite conservative activists pressuring high-profile brands to stop participating in the organization's annual workplace report card.

Organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta, have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Several of America's largest companies have buckled to the pressures of political and shareholder activists by rolling back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion. Why it matters: Calls for ending these corporate initiatives have become more fervent in the past year and are expected to intensify in President-elect Trump's second term.

Them's news and politics newsletter, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Already, 2025 is already shaping up to be a year of trends we really wish had stayed in 2024, as corporate diversity initiatives continue to crumble amid pressure from conservative groups.